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hello, world. my name is ilene (aka illy). this is my blog where i like to write about life, laughter and the pursuit of real happiness. creamer with a pinch of coffee, songs played on repeat, red velvet cupcake with cream cheese frosting, and reading into the hours of the night top my list of favorite things. and life. i am a follower of Jesus and i love life.

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Thursday, October 27, 2011

The long-awaited Cold Hands, Warm Hearts is baaaack! I hope that you are as excited as Sandy and I are to bring back this super fun swap back to blog world. Last year, we had the opportunity to introduce CHWH and since the first turnout and the many requests we got for a comback were both so great, we of course, decided to bring it back!

So you're thinking, how does this whole she-bang work? All the details are written out below so we ask that you please read carefully. We want to make this experience as smooth and as fun as possible.

About the Swap:

The Cold Hands, Warm Hearts Swap is a swap created to keep your hands warm as winter approaches and the weather gets colder. It's also a way for bloggers to make new friends across the blog world. Doesn't your heart get warm when you back new friends? Your package should include a pair of of gloves and other items you think your partner would like! You can't have too many pairs of cute gloves and who doesn't love getting extra goodies in the mail? We want these packages to be coming from your heart, so fill them up with lots of love!

Swap Partners:

We will pair you up randomly with one partner who you will send and receive a package from. Our hope is that you will gain a new friend from this!

Overseas:

If you live outside of the U.S., you will be paired up with someone from a different country.If you live within the U.S., you will need to let us know if you are willing to ship outside of the U.S. We personally think that it is super fun to receive packages from other countries, yet we do understand that shipping might be more costly.

Dates:

Sign-ups will remain open until November 4th (unless all 150 slots have been filled beforehand). We will have your partners paired and emailed to by November 9th. And this part is super crucial: pretty please, have your packages mailed out by November 30th(enough time to take advantage of Black Friday sales, people!). And what makes this swap a party is on December 14th, where we'd love to have you write up, take fun pictures with your new gloves, leave some link-love for your swap partner and last but not least, LINK-UP to Sandy's blog so that we can all see what pretty packages everyone received!

Requirements:

1. You must have an active blog as of 2011 to participate.

2. Please try to spend $25-30 on your gloves + other fun goodies. If you decide to make your gloves or other gifts, make sure the total value is still within this amount.

3. If you decide to join, PLEASE make sure that you meet all time commitments and are able to send a heartfelt package.

4. We are capping this swap at 150 bloggers (more than last year - woohoo!), so be sure to sign up ASAP! you do not want to miss out!

{How to Sign-Up:}

SWAP SIGN-UPS have officially CLOSED. ALL SLOTS HAVE BEEN FILLED!THANK YOU for the super exciting response. you all ROCK!!All you need to do is click HERE and fill out form.

All the info will be emailed to us and we'll start pairing you lovelies away!

Spread the word:

We would LOVE if you would help us spread the word about Cold Hands, Warm Hearts Swap! Grab one of the buttons below and stick it on your blog, so you can let people know you are joining this part-aaaay and that they can, too!

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Questions:

If you have any questions whatsoever, then don't hesistate to contact us at coldhandswarmheartsswap at gmail dot com - and we'll see what we can do for you!

and to kick off this awesomeness, be sure to stop by Sandy's blog today. She's hosting a GIVEAWAY for a pair of smarTouch gloves - perfect for cell phone users during wintertime! you got to save those little fingers but everyone needs to be texting and tweeting away, right?!

We are super stoked about this! So be sure to leave a comment below so that everyone knows who'll be joining the fun. It's sort of like RSVPing but even cooler (no pun intended - hehe)!!

72 comments:

I'm glad you guys are doing it again this year. As I mentioned on Twitter, I wanted to stop entering swaps for the rest of this year but I really like this swap that you and Sandy do, so I must enter. I'm going to fill out the form now.

Man oh man... I saw this last year and thought it was such a warm and fuzzy swap! I can't wait to find the perfect pair of gloves to send to someone special! I was hoping you would host again this year and I would be able to join in!

I just LOVE this swap. My partner and I from last year have become such good blog buddies. I do however think I will have to sit this one out this year. Bummer :( I just can't resist the chance to spoil my nieces and nephews just a eensy bit more because it!

Yay!! I just signed up!! I was out of the loop last year, but once I started seeing the fun posts that everyone in the swap put up about their gifts, I thought it was such a great idea! Happy to be a part of it this year!! Xo, Katie